Nancy J. Fischbein, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology and
Otolaryngology
Chief, Head and Neck Radiology
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California
Alisa D. Gean, M.D.
Professor of Radiology, Neurology and
Neurosurgery
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California
James G. Smirniotopoulos, MD
Professor of Radiology, Neurology and Biomedical Informatics
Chair Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will consist of four experts and leading educators in the field of Neuroradiology. Registrants will receive an intensive and case-based tutorial with an emphasis on a clinically-oriented imaging approach. Topcis in Brain, Spine and Head and Neck Imaging will be included. The course will encourage an open dialogue before, during and after case reviews which will be held after each morning lecture session. These sessions will allow participants to test themselves in a relaxed atmosphere. Diagnostic tips, techniques and pitfalls will be stressed and the differential diagnosis of various neuroradiologic findings will be extensively discussed.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of the course paticipants should be able to:
- Describe the imaging manifestations and clinical ramifications of the 5 types of brain herniation.
- Understand the imaging approach to acute and chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI). This three-part lecture series will be comprehensive in its approach to the understanding and evaluation of a patient with TBI.
- Discuss the imaging protocol, imaging findings, and clinical relevance of maxillofacial and orbital trauma.
- Become more comfortable with skull base anatomy and disease processes that affect this region.
- Update and refine their knowledge of disease processes primarily involving white matter.
- Review the imaging manifestations and differential diagnosis of intracranial infections, with a particular emphasis on HIV/AIDS.
- Develop an approach to imaging the patient with myelopathy and describe the imaging characteristics of spinal neoplasms.
- Review the current imaging strategies and rationale for imaging the “rule-out stroke” patient, with an emphasis on CT perfusion, and CTA techniques, as well as MR diffusion and perfusion.
- Understand the different patterns of contrast enhancement in neuroradiology and how they help refine a differential diagnosis.
- Emphasize “ENT Emergencies”.
- Understand the imaging anatomy of nodal staging and nodal diseases.
- Review and discuss the critical radiologic and clinical aspects of a CSF leak.
- Discuss the imaging approach to patients with sensorineural or conductive hearing loss, and appreciate the spectrum of disease entities that may be identified in temporal bone imaging of patients with these clinical presentations.
- Understand the normal and abnormal paranasal sinuses with an emphasis on common misread FESS CT's.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course has been designed for any practitioner (neuroradiologist, general radiologist, referring clinician, resident, fellow and technologist) who has an interest in updating his or her knowledge of neuroradiology.
ACCREDITATION:
The International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
DESIGNATION STATEMENT:
The International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc., designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
RELEASE DATE: November 20, 2009
EXPIRATION DATE: November 20, 2012
DISK 1:
Facial Trauma - Gean
Trauma to the Eye and Orbit - Gean
DISK 2:
CT and MR of Strokes - Fischbein
Intracranial Infection - Fischbein
DISK 3:
Head Trauma: Part I - Gean
Head Trauma: Part II - Gean
DISK 4:
Imaging the Myelopathic Patient - Fischbein
White Matter Disease - Fischbein
DISK 5:
Anterior and Central Skull Base - Fischbein
Brain Herniation Syndromes - Gean
DISK 6:
Imaging Common Phakomatoses - Smirniotopoulos
Neuroimaging in AIDS - Smirniotopoulos
DISK 7:
CNS Vascular Malformations - Smirniotopoulos
Patterns of Contrast Enhancement - Smirniotopoulos
DISK 8:
Imaging Brain Tumors - Smirniotopoulos
Interactive Quiz Cases - Fischbein
DISK 9:
Interactive Quiz Case - Gean
Interactive Quiz Case - Smirniotopoulos
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